James Harden's Scoring Run

"Kevin Durant!"

"Kevin Durant!"

"Kevin Durant!"

Inside Chesapeake Energy Arena, deafening chants echoed without end as the fans throughout the arena shouted Kevin Durant's name.

Kevin Durant was a player they had watched grow up. He improved every season, and this season, he had even led the Oklahoma City Thunder to second place in the Western Conference.

And now, he was trading buckets with Goodwin, the best active player in the league. How could that not excite them?

"So noisy," Goodwin said coldly.

Then, Goodwin received the ball in the backcourt, his icy gaze fixed straight ahead.

When Kendrick Perkins saw the look on Goodwin's face from the paint, a trace of fear rose in his heart.

He knew that Goodwin had been completely enraged. His most terrifying side was about to emerge.

As far as Kendrick Perkins was concerned, there was a saying in the NBA: You could provoke anyone, but never provoke Goodwin—otherwise, he would swallow you whole!

Goodwin brought the ball up the court. The moment he crossed half court, the other four Boston Celtics players spread out in perfect understanding, leaving Goodwin plenty of room for an isolation play.

Kevin Durant braced himself, but in the next instant, he was stunned to find that Goodwin had "vanished" before his eyes like lightning!

With one crossover, Goodwin easily blew past Kevin Durant before accelerating toward the Oklahoma City Thunder's paint.

Kendrick Perkins seemed to have anticipated that Kevin Durant would be beaten off the dribble, waiting beneath the basket for Goodwin in advance.

The distance between them rapidly closed. Kendrick Perkins quickly placed both hands over his groin and stood upright, trying to draw an offensive foul from Goodwin.

"Perkins, are you underestimating me?" Goodwin naturally understood Kendrick Perkins's intentions.

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